1955 Tulane Green Wave football team

1955 Tulane Green Wave football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Andy Pilney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tulane Stadium

1955 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Ole Miss $	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Auburn	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Florida	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1955 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In their second year under head coach Andy Pilney, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	VMI*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 20–7
September 24	at Texas*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 21–35	30,000
October 1	Northwestern*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 21–0	20,000
October 8	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 0–14
October 15	Ole Miss	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 13–27	25,000
October 22	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	W 14–0
October 29	No. 8 Auburn	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 27–13	35,000
November 5	vs. Alabama	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	W 27–7	17,301
November 12	Vanderbilt	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–20
November 26	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 13–13	55,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game